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Climber Kathy Karlo is on an all-conquering journey

The Outsiders Project — In this series, we crash someone’s personal space in a bid to find out why it means so much to them. Here, we catch up with the climber and podcast host at The Red, Kentucky – the latest stop on her perpetual American road trip.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Niall Flynn

Shame have been coming down and growing up

Drunk tank tales — After an extensive period on the road, the band returned to their native London restless and jumpy. The music that followed is their best yet.

  • London
  • Niall Flynn

Huck 74: The Action Issue

Out now! — In times like these, the act of making something happen for yourself has never felt more urgent. Our latest print instalment celebrates doing just that – spotlighting the people moving to transform their worlds for the better.

  • Culture
  • Huck

How Thundercat closed his longest chapter

Riding out the storm — The LA Virtuoso concluded a difficult period with the release of his best work so far. If there’s one thing the past few years have taught him, it’s that life is as fleeting as it is precious – so he plans to continue living it to the fullest.

  • Magazine
  • Niall Flynn

Benny the Butcher: "I will always find a way to win"

Defying the odds — Following the release of his new record Burden of Proof, rapper Benny the Butcher talks to Huck about his turbulent upbringing dealing drugs on Montana Avenue, to his ascension to legend status.

  • Music
  • Thomas Hobbs

The incredible true story of Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Keyboard fantasies — The American musician achieved cult status in his 70s. But that’s just one small chapter in a life unlike any other – a life filled with beauty and trauma in equal measure.

  • Music
  • Ben Smoke

Mavi is on a far-reaching quest for greatness

Rising like the sun — The Charlotte native is a budding neuroscientist wise beyond his years, who also happens to be one of hip hop’s brightest hopes. Regardless of the subject, he’s driven by a desire to seek out answers – no matter how uncomfortable the truth might be.

  • Magazine
  • Thomas Hobbs

Akwaeke Emezi on death, magic and life as an outsider

‘My community is real and valid’ — We speak to the trailblazing author behind one of the most anticipated books of the year, The Death of Vivek Oji.

  • Books
  • Kate Wyver

Chad Muska on the legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

‘It was all such a crazy dream’ — With the game set to be re-released next month, we caught up with the legendary skater to chat about its impact and the future of skateboarding.

  • Skate
  • Nic Dobija-Nootens

‘I don’t know if the UK has an appetite for socialism’

James Dean Bradfield — Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has just released an album dedicated to radical leftist hero Victor Jara. He tells us why.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

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